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Greatest Hits: Back to the Start is the second greatest hits album by Megadeth. It was released on June 28, 2005, via Capitol Records.[1] The title "Back to the Start" is a reference to lyrics in "Rust in Peace... Polaris" from Megadeth's 1990 album Rust in Peace: "The day of final conflict/All pay the price/The third World War rapes peace/Takes life back to the start." The cover art is an edited version of the Castle Romeo H-bomb test.

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 28, 2005
Recorded1984–2000
Genre
  • Heavy metal
  • thrash metal
  • hard rock
  • speed metal
Length78:04
Label
  • Capitol
  • EMI
Megadeth chronology
Still, Alive... and Well?
(2002)
Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
(2005)
Warchest
(2007)

Background and release


The selection of tracks for the album was largely determined by fans, who voted on songs in polls on the band's website.[2] However, the inclusion of "Kill the King," a track originally released on Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years, was insisted upon by Mustaine.[3] To help promote the release, a new video was made for "Kill the King."[1]


Commercial performance


Greatest Hits: Back to the Start reached No. 65 on the U.S. Billboard 200,[4] selling 17,441 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] By December 16, 2005, the album had sold about 133,000 copies in the U.S.[6] The album was also certified gold in Canada in July 2011.[7] On July 23, 2011 in Toronto, Canada, the band was presented with gold plaques by EMI in recognition of the achievement.[8]


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blender[9]
AllMusic[10]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic critiqued the album for being more of a sampler and having a more "balanced" approach to the band's Capitol Records material, rather than focusing on Megadeth's first few records.[10]


Track listing


No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"1990 - Rust in Peace6:32
2."In My Darkest Hour"1988 - So Far, So Good... So What!6:26
3."Peace Sells"1986 - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?4:02
4."Sweating Bullets"1992 - Countdown to Extinction5:26
5."Angry Again"1993 - Last Action Hero (Soundtrack)3:47
6."A Tout le Monde"1994 - Youthanasia4:25
7."Trust"1997 - Cryptic Writings5:12
8."Kill the King"2000 - Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years3:42
9."Symphony of Destruction"1992 - Countdown to Extinction4:06
10."Mechanix"1985 - Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!4:21
11."Train of Consequences"1994 - Youthanasia3:30
12."Wake Up Dead"1986 - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?3:38
13."Hangar 18"1990 - Rust in Peace5:12
14."Dread and the Fugitive Mind"2000 - Capitol Punishment: The Megadeth Years4:23
15."Skin o' My Teeth"1992 - Countdown to Extinction3:15
16."She-Wolf"1997 - Cryptic Writings3:39
17."Prince of Darkness"1999 - Risk6:28
Total length:78:04

[2]


Limited edition DVD


[11]


Personnel


[2]


Charts


Chart (2005) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 47
US Billboard 200[14] 65

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000
United States 133,000[6]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Megadeth: New 'Kill The King' Video Posted Online - June 6, 2005". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. Greatest Hits: Back to the Start liner notes. Capitol Records. 2005. pp. 6, 8–9.
  3. Begrand, Adrien (July 28, 2005). "Megadeth: Greatest Hits: Back to the Start". Popmatters. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  4. "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start - Megadeth | Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. "Soundscan Report: CKY, Megadeth, Devildriver, Darkest Hour, Throwdown". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. "Megadeth: Album Sales Update". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. "Canadian album certifications – Megadeth". Music Canada.
  8. "Megadeth Presented With Canadian Gold Plaques For 'Back To The Start'". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 24 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  9. Blender Review Archived May 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  10. Birchmeier, Jason. "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start - Megadeth". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  11. Greatest Hits: Back to the Start limited edition back panel. Capitol Records. 2005.
  12. "Megadeth: GREATEST HITS - BACK TO THE START" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  13. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". Zobbel. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  14. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  15. "British album certifications – Megadeth". British Phonographic Industry.

На других языках


[de] Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start (englisch für: ‚Größte Hits: Zurück auf Anfang‘) ist ein Kompilationsalbum der US-amerikanischen Metal-Band Megadeth. Es umfasst 17 Songs von Alben aus den Jahren 1985 bis 2001. Greatest Hits erschien ein Jahr nach der Veröffentlichung von The System Has Failed, dem ersten Album der Band nach deren zwischenzeitlicher Auflösung. Das Greatest-Hits-Album enthält jedoch keine Songs von The System Has Failed.
- [en] Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

[es] Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start es un álbum de grandes éxitos de la banda norteamericana de thrash metal Megadeth Dave Mustaine T'Back to the Start fueron elegidas mediante una larga encuesta en el sitio web oficial de la banda. Todas las pistas fueron remasterizadas por Tom Baker entre los años 2004 - 2005.

[ru] Greatest Hits: Back to the Start

Greatest Hits: Back to the Start — сборник лучших песен американской группы Megadeth, выпущенный лейблом Capitol Records в 2005 году. Трек-лист альбома был определен по итогам голосования фанатов, проведенного на официальном сайте группы. В изображении ядерного гриба можно увидеть маскота группы Вика Раттлхэда.



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